Hair removal with a clipper and microbial colonisation prior to knee arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial

• मुख्य लेखकों: Trine Herskind Hasløv (लेखक), Cecilie Fuglsbjerg (लेखक), Anne Kirstine Nielsen (लेखक), Anne Brun Hesselvig (लेखक), Blaine Gabriel Fritz (लेखक), Lene Bay (लेखक), Tom Møller (लेखक), Thomas Bjarnsholt (लेखक), Anders Odgaard (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Elsevier, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Summary: Background: Despite the widely reported success of knee arthroplasty, studies show that 1.6-3 % of patients undergo revision within the first postoperative year predominantly due to infection. Preoperative skin preparation may potentially decrease the bacterial load and consequently, the ri...